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661 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 37.2 (Matthew Henry)

… he tamely retires to mount Seir; for God’s counsels shall certainly stand, concerning the times before appointed, and the bounds of our habitation.

662 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 42.2 (Matthew Henry)

… itself tame cows as beasts of prey (nay, more ravenous than any, eating up those of their own kind), and ears of corn as devouring one another. Surely in the multitude …

663 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 65.6 (Matthew Henry)

… not tamely part with any out of his service, nor go out without raging, Mark 9:26 .

664 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 67.9 (Matthew Henry)

… , so tame that they might take up as many of them as they pleased. Note, God gives us of the good things of this life, not only for necessity, but for delight, that we …

665 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 187.22 (Matthew Henry)

… be tamed, so Joseph should continue free; and they would have continued free if they had not by sin sold themselves.”

666 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 219.4 (Matthew Henry)

… had tamely submitted to the Midianites, and durst not make head against them, because of the disproportion of their numbers. They now saw that, if they had but …

667 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 219.9 (Matthew Henry)

… so tamely yielded: Into his hand hath God delivered Midian. Those were not likely to fight who saw God fighting against them.

668 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 221.6 (Matthew Henry)

… , but tamely submitted to the bloody tyrant, as men who with their religion had lost their reason, and all sense of honour and liberty, justice and gratitude …

670 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 227.6 (Matthew Henry)

… be tamed by the correction he had given them.

671 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 227.7 (Matthew Henry)

… had tamely submitted to their yoke, pleaded that they had paid their tribute, and that none of their tribe had given them any offence, they freely own they designed …

672 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 227.9 (Matthew Henry)

… . Samson tamely yielding to be bound by his countrymen, and delivered into the hands of his enraged enemies, Judges 15:12, 15:13. Now easily could he have beaten …

673 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 227.11 (Matthew Henry)

… as tamely as asses. He also gave a name to the place, to perpetuate the Philistines’ disgrace, Judges 15:17. Ramath-lehi, the lifting up of the jaw-bone. Yet he did …

674 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 230.13 (Matthew Henry)

… therefore tamely gives them up ( Judges 18:26 ): He turned and went back to his house; and if the loss of his idols did but convince him (as, one would think, it should …

675 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 239.19 (Matthew Henry)

… people tamely yielded to their unwarrantable demands from them, yet they were very solicitous that God should not be robbed: Let them not fail to burn the …

676 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 242.1 (Matthew Henry)

… thus tamely part with the glory of Israel. God would therefore take the work into his own hands and plead his own cause, since men would not appear for him. We …

677 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 243.7 (Matthew Henry)

… all tame creatures have a natural inclination, and from their own calves, to which they had a natural affection,—that, without any director, they should go the …

678 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 244.23 (Matthew Henry)

… heaven, tamely yielded to the demand, and restored (some think) even Ekron and Gath, two of the capital cities, though afterwards they retook them; others think …

679 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 248.3 (Matthew Henry)

… , nor tamely yielded to serve an Ammonite, without one bold struggle for themselves. Had they not broken their covenant with God, and forsaken his service, they …

680 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 251.10 (Matthew Henry)

… so tamely (though some think that this had become terrible to them, since he smote one of their garrisons, 1 Samuel 13:3 ), but it was God’s right hand and his arm …